Muhammad ibn Yusuf al-Thaqafi | |
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| Deputy governor of Fars | |
| Deputy | to Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad ibn al-Qasim |
| Governor of Yemen | |
| In office 713/714–715 | |
| Monarch | Al-Walid I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ta'if |
| Died | c. 714/5 |
| Children |
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| Parent(s) | Yusuf ibn Hakam al-Thaqafi (father) al-Fari'a bint Hammam ibn Urwa al-Thaqafi (mother) |
| Relatives | Al-Walid II (grandson) Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (brother) |
Muḥammad ibn Yūsuf ibn al-Ḥakam ibn Abī ʿAqīl al-Thaqafī (Arabic: محمد بن يوسف بن الحكم بن أبي عقيل الثقفي) was a governor of the Umayyad Caliphate in the early 8th century.
The brother of the powerful governor of Iraq, al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, Muhammad served under his brother as deputy governor for Fars.[1] He is credited as the founder of the city of Shiraz, which became the capital of Fars, in 693.[2][3] He later served as governor for the Yemen.[1] He died in the latter office in 714/5.[4] His daughter Umm al-Hajjaj married caliph Yazid II (r. 620–624), and their son, al-Walid II (r. 743–744), ruled as the eleventh Umayyad caliph.[5]